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A. D STRONG.

. CIDER PRESS. No. 66,262.

Patented July 2, "1867.

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Be it known. thatI, A. STRONG, 0f Ashtahula, in the county of .Ashtah ula, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cider-Press; and. I do hereby declare that the following is a full and coxnplete description of the seine,- reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, making a. part. of this specificatiomin which-- Figure 1 is a side view of the press.

Figure 2, a view-of the top.

Figure 3, a vertical section. I

Like letters of reference refer to like-ports in the several'uiews. v 4 V This press consists of a strong wooden framepA, dig. 1, the beam and Bill of which are of two parellel pieces'of timber, as shown in fig. 2, B The posts or sides are of three" pieces, E F, all of which :irefirmly bolted together, forming the rectangular space referred to, G, fig. 3,1's a sleeve'or'bush securedin the beam, and in which the nut 'H is loosely fitted. Around this nut is cut a deep groove," a, in which are fitted the lugs J, which are made to pass through the sleeveninto the groove, and the nut-is thereby prevented from falling out of the: sleeve when unsupported by the screws K. These lugs-ere retained in place by the transverse pieces a, 523. I is a ratchet-wheel fixed to the nut, and by whiehit is o'pe'rete'd bythc double pawl L pivoted to, the lever M. This lever isattached'to the nut bye" loop orring furnished, the end of the lever,'and which ring loosely surrounds a boss on the upper side of the'mtchet wheel. The free ends of.the lovers are connected to each other-by the link N, and thusthey may be operated conjointly, so desired, orsingly, h'y disengaging the link, O is a form on which thepomace is laid up for. pressing. P is' the 'followcr, by means of which the power of the screws is applied to the cheese.

By this arrangementi of the several parts of the press itwill'be seen that in order to workthe screws down upon the cheese the levers are thrown to the right; One limb of thepawl'heing engaged in the teeth of the wheel will cause it to turn in. that directiomand thus work the nut and cause the screw to descend. On the reverse :actio'n of the Zever the relation of the pawl is changed. The'disengaged limb is nowmade to engage in the teeth, as shown in pawl L, and which is done by drawing out the pin Q- from the side of the spring 6, and

inserting it on the opposite side,thus makings change in the curve of the spring, which will cansea change 7 in the position of 'the'pawl, thus throwing the free limb into the tceth'and liberating the en gaged one. By s i this arrangement it will be evident that the screws can be run upland down ehsily and rapidly without'relnoving the levers for that purpose, as is necesshry'in working the old screw-press; hence much time and labor are saved in working this press.

As :ihove observed, by connecting the levers-both screws can he worked at once with the same degree of movement and certainty of action, or one only inay be used, ascircumstanees. may require. It will be found that this, press can be used to great advantage for pressing various other material than the one specified, such: as hayQcotton, cheese, &c,, with equal convenience and success.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, -is

The screws K and ratchet-wheels I, supported in the cross-pieces B C- of the frame A,.nnd operated by means of the levers M, pewls L, and link N, all arranged and operating in the mannernnd for the purpose substantially as described.

V A. D. STRONG;

Witnesses W. H. BURRIDGE, FRANK Amen. 

